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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president obama says that california attorney general pamela harris is not only the toughest attorney general in the nation, she's also the best looking, and you know what, damn straight she is. have you seen any of those other guys. what is wrong with that? he is right. fellow, everybody, good morning, what do you say? it happens to be a friday. ♪ hallelujah ♪ >> bill: yes indeed. it is friday april 5th. ♪ hallelujah ♪ >> bill: our favorite day around the "bill press show." it seems like it's welcome. it's raining here in washington, d.c., but wherever you are, hoping you are starting off to
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obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> bill: now unless i didn't hear it correctly, there were three times there where he's talking about the president's kids. >> sure. as anyone who follows politics knows, that is an area that's really considered off-limits when you're talking about children of the president. so whether to make a point -- i understand this is a debate about children but i think most of the observers looking at david keen said this is not about the children. it is about the arguments that -- >> bill: he would only say that if he were getting a lot of flack because of it. he must be getting some flack even from nra supporters who said drop that ad. enough is enough. >> it is important to bear in mind it is a web-only ad. it was more put throughout to stir this kind of debate about the gun issue rather than actually focusing in on the president's proposal. >> bill: let's get to the political viability of the presi
obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> bill: now unless i didn't hear it correctly, there were three times there where he's talking about the president's kids. >> sure. as anyone who follows politics knows, that is an area that's really considered off-limits when you're talking about children of the president. so whether to...
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he's not raising anybody's taxes. getting rid of the -- of these give aways which cost us money. >> which are opposed by about 85% of the population. >> i was talking to a -- he's concerned that a tax deal at the end of 2012 technically has made it impossible to get to this so-called grand bargain because now there are no winners from what appears to be the compromise position of reducing discretionary spending, entitlement cuts and tax increase. and so i would like your thoughts on that as well. it seems like a plausible argument to make. he said there are no winners now except for the inside of the beltway deficit hawks. is that a reasonable take? >> i hope that's true. we don't want a grand bargain. we want to rebuild this economy and get it going again. our long-term debt question is entirely a question of getting healthcare costs under control. if we spent per capita, what europe spends every industrial country spends on healthcare with better healthcare results we would be projecting right now surpluses as far a
he's not raising anybody's taxes. getting rid of the -- of these give aways which cost us money. >> which are opposed by about 85% of the population. >> i was talking to a -- he's concerned that a tax deal at the end of 2012 technically has made it impossible to get to this so-called grand bargain because now there are no winners from what appears to be the compromise position of reducing discretionary spending, entitlement cuts and tax increase. and so i would like your thoughts on...
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big oil companies, all of those tax advantages. we should get rid of those tax loopholes and corporate welfare or the welfare for the rich regardless. we shouldn't have to give up anything to get rid of those because they are bad public policy, stealing from the middle class and the idea that we have to cut social security and cut medicare and cut benefits of those people on those programs today in order to get rid of this tax look hope for the oil companies is an outrageous bargain, outrageous compromise the president shouldn't suggest the possibility when we come back we will tell you what the president is up to today. this breaking news we just learned, margaret thatcher has died at the age of 87 from a stroke that just came across the wires just a few seconds ago. margaret thatcher, former prime minister of england, dead at 87. we will be right back. >> this is the"the bill press show." 13450uz >> this is "the bill press show" >> bill: president obama, busy day today. he gets his daily briefing at 11:15 this morning. played aro
big oil companies, all of those tax advantages. we should get rid of those tax loopholes and corporate welfare or the welfare for the rich regardless. we shouldn't have to give up anything to get rid of those because they are bad public policy, stealing from the middle class and the idea that we have to cut social security and cut medicare and cut benefits of those people on those programs today in order to get rid of this tax look hope for the oil companies is an outrageous bargain, outrageous...
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he doesn't want lower taxes. he wants higher taxes. why? he's pushing the middle out strategy for improving the economy, it makes so much sense even the president is beginning to talk about it. he did during the campaign. we'll talk about it with nick hanour when we come back. >> we're a nation of doers and dreamers and we work hard. i believe that the way you grow the economy is from the middle out. [ ♪ music ♪ ] yep. yep. ok. sure. why not? woah. touchscreens. put that in your dash. now, luxury stuff. make your seats like that. that thing has wifi, why doesn't your car? you can't do that. ignore that guy. give it wifi. yes! make it fit 5 people. no, 5 actual sized people. give them leg room, good. destroy boring car interiors forever. and that's how you do it. easy. ♪ ♪ >> obama: i believe that the way you grow the economy is from the middle out. i believe in fighting for the middle class because if they're prospering, all of us will prosper. that's the idea of america. that's why america is the greatest nation on earth. >> cenk:
he doesn't want lower taxes. he wants higher taxes. why? he's pushing the middle out strategy for improving the economy, it makes so much sense even the president is beginning to talk about it. he did during the campaign. we'll talk about it with nick hanour when we come back. >> we're a nation of doers and dreamers and we work hard. i believe that the way you grow the economy is from the middle out. [ ♪ music ♪ ] yep. yep. ok. sure. why not? woah. touchscreens. put that in your dash....
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores have h
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in tax increases. what he did was he reduced the tax increases. he reduced the tax increases. he kept at least 80% of bush's tax cuts. he gave the republicans what they couldn't have imagined. he made -- in fact, if you do it based on revenue over 90% of the bush tax cuts were made permanent, which even bush couldn't do! he got nothing! ok. >> if they'd gone over the fiscal cliff it could have been an economic calamity, crashed the markets. i've got to go to break. when we come back, jay-z versus jay c. >> i think there's going to be a lot of questions for the administration as to how these two high profile, very well connected individuals got to spend their anniversary in havana. >> there they are, mr. and mrs. carter looking like ordinary tourists in cuba, jay-z in his shorts holding his cigar beyonce hold are her camera. they were mobbed by fans excited to see this flash of hollywood on the streets of old havana. cenk: now, of course, how dare you go to cuba. a couple of cuban american legislators l
in tax increases. what he did was he reduced the tax increases. he reduced the tax increases. he kept at least 80% of bush's tax cuts. he gave the republicans what they couldn't have imagined. he made -- in fact, if you do it based on revenue over 90% of the bush tax cuts were made permanent, which even bush couldn't do! he got nothing! ok. >> if they'd gone over the fiscal cliff it could have been an economic calamity, crashed the markets. i've got to go to break. when we come back,...
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forget that we cut taxes irresponsibly. we gave you a tiny little bit of that money back. cenk: is this meanful at all if they pass it with the new rural lope home added on top? >> where would you locate one of those stores? because federal licensed gun dealer, i would assume that means private sellers those are going to be hard places to find, alaska montana. cenk: bingo you nailed it. they are trying to get lisa markowski's vote. you get both senators from alaska and we might pass something and in typical obama fashion, they'll say historic gun control. >> this only applies in states x, y., z. where no one is shooting anybody up anyway. cenk: we've got about a minute left jaime, thoughts about this. >> the thing about gun control fanatics are against any kind of gun control america is never going to get all of the guns back. there's this constant sentiment of they're going to take our guns. you're not going to be able to take anybody's guns or get them back. you can at least have a sane way for people to be able to buy weapons. that he makes accepts. the fact that it's 2
forget that we cut taxes irresponsibly. we gave you a tiny little bit of that money back. cenk: is this meanful at all if they pass it with the new rural lope home added on top? >> where would you locate one of those stores? because federal licensed gun dealer, i would assume that means private sellers those are going to be hard places to find, alaska montana. cenk: bingo you nailed it. they are trying to get lisa markowski's vote. you get both senators from alaska and we might pass...
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with taxes, it will cost the same with the fear of arrest and society will get taxes. >> bill: are you telling me i could buy four joints on the street in washington, d.c. for 20 bucks? >> faster than you could sneeze. >> look at bill. like your hand up for a cab but put two up. >> bill: i had no idea. >> now you have to ask him where to go. >> bill: do that off of the air. >> peter: all right. >> bill: so, in terms of the economy of the state, i guess it's too soon. >> we have a great outlier, the denver post on monday put out a story indicating $198 million a year is coming in from medical marijuana in taxes. normal's sop situation for every nine marijuana consumers in colorado one is a medical marijuana consumer. >> whoa. whoa. so you take that 198 million? ? >> yeah. >> and multiply by 9? >> the stilts going into the election, they were hoping to get about two to $300 million in taxes. they are already getting nearly that much just from a small base of medical consumers. >> bill: right. now, that's a tax base from residents of colorado. >> right. >> bill: we have talked about pot t
with taxes, it will cost the same with the fear of arrest and society will get taxes. >> bill: are you telling me i could buy four joints on the street in washington, d.c. for 20 bucks? >> faster than you could sneeze. >> look at bill. like your hand up for a cab but put two up. >> bill: i had no idea. >> now you have to ask him where to go. >> bill: do that off of the air. >> peter: all right. >> bill: so, in terms of the economy of the state, i...
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we could end the sequester today by adopting cuts but in the tax codes, the tax breaks, the tax credits that are loaded up in the tax code that go mostly to the wealthiest americans. you are talking about getting rid of the tax benefits or loophole? >> that's exactly right. >> give me an example of this. is there enough money there? >> absolutely enough money to over $1.2 trillion over 10 years. we could get it, for example, from the corporate deferral on-shore profit did companies that make their profit did overseas, did he ever their payments, sometimes never pay them, and >> bill: that just encourages people to move their money or jobs offshore? >> it's an incentive. >> why should we be rewarding them for exporting jobs basically? >> what these corporate interests and wealthy americans do is hide spending in give them a check? we would is a no way. in the tax code, nobody is really examining that. >> bill: exact. >> special tax -- well, mortgage interest deductions for second homes. not just a first home. i will tell you, a big one is the fossil fuel subsidy. i am talking about oil a
we could end the sequester today by adopting cuts but in the tax codes, the tax breaks, the tax credits that are loaded up in the tax code that go mostly to the wealthiest americans. you are talking about getting rid of the tax benefits or loophole? >> that's exactly right. >> give me an example of this. is there enough money there? >> absolutely enough money to over $1.2 trillion over 10 years. we could get it, for example, from the corporate deferral on-shore profit did...
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the income tax code through social security, through maybe a gas tax or a carbon tax. there is other ways to raise money. and i think we need to manage our expectations in terms of how much money we can expect to glean from companies doing business around the world. >> they will always be bigger and smarter and more clever than we are? >> there will always be places to hide those earnsings in the tax labirinth in the globe. we should tax americans doing work in america. we know we can get that money. we are not terrible at estimating how much tax revenue is going to come in. the cbo is good at it. the white house is good at it. we know how to raise money and it's done through income taxes and social security taxes. >> bill: i would ask you one other question about these international firms, businesses, particularly those exporting jobs. it's something that bugs me and i haven't heard people talking enough about it. >> that's bangaladesh, this latest collapse of this building with 1100, i think maybe the death toll finally, leveled out at that? we are rightfully upset,
the income tax code through social security, through maybe a gas tax or a carbon tax. there is other ways to raise money. and i think we need to manage our expectations in terms of how much money we can expect to glean from companies doing business around the world. >> they will always be bigger and smarter and more clever than we are? >> there will always be places to hide those earnsings in the tax labirinth in the globe. we should tax americans doing work in america. we know we...
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opponents call it the internet sales tax. whatever you call it i think this bill makes a lot of sense. it would require paying sales tax on stuff you are buying online. i didn't always think so as a consumer, i buy a lot of stuff online, especially books, so for a long time i thought why do i want to pay extra sales tax. but i have come around on this bill for a couple of reasons, one it is an important source of revenue for cities and counties that are hurting, and it's unfair for small businesses small bookstores or clothing stores whatever to have to charge sales tax when their big competitors online do not. why give the competitive advantage to a mail order operation located in some other state. so i think it's a good idea. it just creates a good level playing field, which is in the end good for everybody. have a great weekend, friends. we'll see you back here again on monday. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: hello, happy friday, everybody. wow, darren criss from "glee"
opponents call it the internet sales tax. whatever you call it i think this bill makes a lot of sense. it would require paying sales tax on stuff you are buying online. i didn't always think so as a consumer, i buy a lot of stuff online, especially books, so for a long time i thought why do i want to pay extra sales tax. but i have come around on this bill for a couple of reasons, one it is an important source of revenue for cities and counties that are hurting, and it's unfair for small...
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he wants to lower corporate income tax rates even though corporate income tax revenue is at the lowest point in 50 years. we came close to collecting zero in corporate income tax revenue when, in fact, over the course of time, it has averaged 4% or 5% of gnp. that alone would go a long way toward eliminating the deficit paying down the debt. they're not interested in that. >> john: ryan doesn't over details on what he would do to social security except in his words, require the president and congress to put forward ideas to sustain its solvency. sir, i didn't know the house could require the president to do anything. what do you think ryan would do with social security if he had the chance? >> paul ryan believes social security is unconstitutional. just like anyone who follows the writings of ayn rand would believe. if you read "the point head" -- if you read the fountain head, these are people who believe government itself, anything that does anything for people, other than defend the borders is fundamentally immoral and unconstitutional. so if you actually administered sodium pentoth
he wants to lower corporate income tax rates even though corporate income tax revenue is at the lowest point in 50 years. we came close to collecting zero in corporate income tax revenue when, in fact, over the course of time, it has averaged 4% or 5% of gnp. that alone would go a long way toward eliminating the deficit paying down the debt. they're not interested in that. >> john: ryan doesn't over details on what he would do to social security except in his words, require the president...
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and it basically requires internet retailers to select sales tax based on the sales tax of the home state of the purchaser, and we are in pretty solid shape. we have about 49 or 50 democrats, and more than half of the republicans supporting it. we have some amendments to consider today, but i think it is going to happen. >> bill: i know the chamber of commerce, i believe is still opposing it is as is the heritage foundation. there are some senators from states where there is no sales tax like new hampshire saying this is unfair to the businesses in our state because they are going to have to collect sales taxes from other states. there's no way around that is there? >> no, there isn't. if this bill passes, the residents of several states will still not pay a penny in sales tax. for sales over the counter or over the internet. but if there's an internet retailer, and for example, there are three in new hampshire that would be required, if they want to sell in new york in california, in illinois, they would be required to collect the sales tax, remit it back to the state we're providing the
and it basically requires internet retailers to select sales tax based on the sales tax of the home state of the purchaser, and we are in pretty solid shape. we have about 49 or 50 democrats, and more than half of the republicans supporting it. we have some amendments to consider today, but i think it is going to happen. >> bill: i know the chamber of commerce, i believe is still opposing it is as is the heritage foundation. there are some senators from states where there is no sales tax...
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i didn't higher people just because i got a tax cut. i hired people because i needed to meet demand. >> bill: exactly. >> so my customers were the job creators, not me. >> bill: give people a job, give them a paycheck they'll spending more money, and we'll grow our way out of the deficit. >> exactly. and europeans have tried to cut their way out, and look where they are. >> bill: congressman it's great to have you in studio. >> awesome to be here. >> bill: give sean hannity our best next time you talk to him. >> i think it might be a while. >> bill: come back and see us again real soon. >> a friend of mine aria from oregon, told me to say hello to her on the air. >> bill: there you go. anybody else? >> i don't know. say hi -- all of those who want me to say hi. hi. >> bill: he has got it. keith ellison, and i'll be right back here on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. in states rights but still support the drug wa
i didn't higher people just because i got a tax cut. i hired people because i needed to meet demand. >> bill: exactly. >> so my customers were the job creators, not me. >> bill: give people a job, give them a paycheck they'll spending more money, and we'll grow our way out of the deficit. >> exactly. and europeans have tried to cut their way out, and look where they are. >> bill: congressman it's great to have you in studio. >> awesome to be here. >>...
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we can't let the tax issue be lost. but we can come back and do much more. >> bill: so let me ask you a quick -- when the president says -- as he said, i'm going to refuse to negotiate on the debt ceiling. i'm not going to get into any back and forth over the debt ceiling. can he really hold to that promise? >> that seems like a promise that he cannot hold to. i think the congressional republicans probably agreed to that statement with the response of you think so? because we think different. >> bill: i read it the same way. i admire the president's determination here but i think the reality is he's going to have to negotiate when it comes to that and the republicans are going to come back with the spending cuts that they want. edward isaac, thank you for joining us. enjoy your work. deputy white house editor for politico edward isaac dovere. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice
we can't let the tax issue be lost. but we can come back and do much more. >> bill: so let me ask you a quick -- when the president says -- as he said, i'm going to refuse to negotiate on the debt ceiling. i'm not going to get into any back and forth over the debt ceiling. can he really hold to that promise? >> that seems like a promise that he cannot hold to. i think the congressional republicans probably agreed to that statement with the response of you think so? because we think...
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if that means i pay more taxes, then so be it. and trust me bill i'm not liberal, and it just has to end. somebody has to stand up and say wait a minute, we can go in a completely different direction. we don't need basis in every country in the world that costs billions and billions and billions of dollars, let's take care of our own. it takes a bomb to hurt 200 people before we realize we care for each other? that doesn't mean we give up our values or ideologies. it means we care about people. and i see the republican party as ceasing to care for each other, and i don't want to be a part of that. >> bill: tim i really appreciate your call. >> where are guys like that? smart conservatives that know this is bad? >> bill: yeah, joe scarborough has been very very critical of the republican party lately. the republican party has lost its way, i believe. and i believe voices like tim -- people like tim understood that, and would like to see the republican party get back on track. they don't get back on track by attacking air traffic co
if that means i pay more taxes, then so be it. and trust me bill i'm not liberal, and it just has to end. somebody has to stand up and say wait a minute, we can go in a completely different direction. we don't need basis in every country in the world that costs billions and billions and billions of dollars, let's take care of our own. it takes a bomb to hurt 200 people before we realize we care for each other? that doesn't mean we give up our values or ideologies. it means we care about people....
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we pay taxes and don't get a vote for it. we don't get anything for it. didn't we once fight a revolution? >> we should have a revolution. >> conservatives say they think the license plates should say i don't want taxes at all. i think that's interesting because that seems to be the ultimately sort of anti-revolutionary idea. right? >> just pigs. they want everything for nothing. >> that's not the way life works. >> it's nice he puts a license plate on it. it would be nicer if he pushed for statehood for the district. >> right. we were just talking about president clinton and how much money would you spend to spend a day with him? leoe leon ardo decaprio first spent a $100,$000 and they joined forces, a combined $400,000 to spend a day with clinton. no word on what they will be doing. >> havingan restaurants, i think. >> a lawsuit. >> i have to tell you, you it will be a busy day because that man stays on the move. he does four or five a day. >> you have to pay $400,000 but if you are like jessica alba, whoever at the golden globes haul them in a room, cl
we pay taxes and don't get a vote for it. we don't get anything for it. didn't we once fight a revolution? >> we should have a revolution. >> conservatives say they think the license plates should say i don't want taxes at all. i think that's interesting because that seems to be the ultimately sort of anti-revolutionary idea. right? >> just pigs. they want everything for nothing. >> that's not the way life works. >> it's nice he puts a license plate on it. it would...
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. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy rosevelt was a weak asmatic kid who never played sports until he was a grown up. >> (laughter) >> ... and lots of fancy buzz words. >> family values, speding, liberty, economic freedom, hard-working moms, crushing debt, cute little puppies. if wayne lapierre can make up stuff that sounds logical while making no sense... hey, so can i. once again friends, this is live tv and sometimes these things happen. >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. >> michael: welcome back to the show. your united states senate just voted 93-1 to confirm james comey as the next fbi director, the one vote? rand paul. jeff merkley and ron wyd
. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? >> ......
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all kinds of tax advantages. all kinds of recognition for hospital care and nursing home care and all of that kind of stuff. under federal law. over 1,000 advantages that heterosexual couples enjoy. but doma says gay couples no matter in what state 1999 states that -- even in states that have legalized same-sex marriage under federal law the gay couples cannot take advantage of the benefits under federal law. that's what doma says. overturning doma is a big deal. and it looks like it is going to happen because justices yesterday expressed a lot of skepticism about treating married couples differently. married couples differently perhaps ruth bader ginsburg said it best. >> really diminishing what the state has said is marriage. you're saying no, state says two kinds of marriages. full marriage and then this sort of skim milk marriage. >> bill: you got the full -- you got the whole milk -- >> the whole full fat milk. >> bill: and then you got the skim milk marriage. states should not be able to discriminate. sonia
all kinds of tax advantages. all kinds of recognition for hospital care and nursing home care and all of that kind of stuff. under federal law. over 1,000 advantages that heterosexual couples enjoy. but doma says gay couples no matter in what state 1999 states that -- even in states that have legalized same-sex marriage under federal law the gay couples cannot take advantage of the benefits under federal law. that's what doma says. overturning doma is a big deal. and it looks like it is going...
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all they want is just to continue to raise taxes raise taxes, raise taxes. the white house has put forth a plan. house democrats have put forth a plan. senate democrats have put forth a plan. >> that's right. the white house has a plan. the senate democrats put forth a plan that got a majority vote in the united states senate. but because republicans used their blocking tax ticks in the senate it didn't -- tactics in the senate it didn't pass. in the house where the republicans this year, in this new congress, right they've na not put -- they've not put forward one single proposal to replace the sequester. we have, the democrats, have now asked four times for a vote. so every time speaker boehner says where's your plan? we say mr. speaker, we got one. you haven't let us vote on it. four times, you've denied an opportunity to vote. you may want to vote no. although, you know, i think the american people would far prefer the alternative that we proposed to the massive disruption of job loss we'll progressively see. but they haven't even allowed a vote. this is
all they want is just to continue to raise taxes raise taxes, raise taxes. the white house has put forth a plan. house democrats have put forth a plan. senate democrats have put forth a plan. >> that's right. the white house has a plan. the senate democrats put forth a plan that got a majority vote in the united states senate. but because republicans used their blocking tax ticks in the senate it didn't -- tactics in the senate it didn't pass. in the house where the republicans this year,...
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, i am sure paying business taxes, income taxes and sales taxes, these damn cruise boats aren't. they are not american ships. they are ships coming into americanports, they are not paying american taxes. they are free loaders and no they want us to take care them and coddle them and rescue them and not reimburse us. louisiana, i have been there. john. what do you say? >> good morning, bill. i agree and i don't agree with you. false you refer to it as a tradition. it's more -- i think anybody on the high seas or even in the waters would look at it as an obligation to help any vessel in distress. >> by the way, i would agree with that, too. if you don't do it, shame on you. right? >> what you do. >> sure, but i think the other gentleman hit the nail on the head that coming into u.s. waters, they are required as any vessel to fly an american flag. they are subject to all of the rules and regulations of safety criteria that any vessel would be. >> that's where you get on carnival. as i recall, they had a couple of other situations right after that. i am a driver. i just happened to b
, i am sure paying business taxes, income taxes and sales taxes, these damn cruise boats aren't. they are not american ships. they are ships coming into americanports, they are not paying american taxes. they are free loaders and no they want us to take care them and coddle them and rescue them and not reimburse us. louisiana, i have been there. john. what do you say? >> good morning, bill. i agree and i don't agree with you. false you refer to it as a tradition. it's more -- i think...
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there is a tax on some 2.5% or something. he says well, you know, boehner should really take this to the people. boehner who we all know loves to tan. >> bill: i was going to say if anybody is upset about this, it is john boehner. >> that he should argue that it is racist against white people. >> yeah, sure. because now they're going to have to pay a little extra for that orange glow. >> bill: others who are not caucasian don't have to pay. >> they're at a big advantage. >> bill: racist tax. >> i still love how president obama at one of the us who correspondents meeting said he and john bainer have a lot of things in common. they're both people of color. >> bill: it is a color not seen on the planet. >> not naturally occurring. >> bill: john boehner is the only member be of congress to have a tanning bed in his own office, right? >> i'm sure. actually his desk. some people has a standing desk. he has a laying desk. >> bill: we'll miss you next week. have a great wedding. have a great honeymoon and a great life and we'll see y
there is a tax on some 2.5% or something. he says well, you know, boehner should really take this to the people. boehner who we all know loves to tan. >> bill: i was going to say if anybody is upset about this, it is john boehner. >> that he should argue that it is racist against white people. >> yeah, sure. because now they're going to have to pay a little extra for that orange glow. >> bill: others who are not caucasian don't have to pay. >> they're at a big...
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cuts their taxes, which means they are going to raise taxes on everything else. >> caller: right. they call everything else entitlements. what entitlements? i have worked for over 30 years. i put into this thing. ain't nobody giving me anything. i'm on this -- i'm on disability -- i had nine depreciations in four months, i wish one of these guys mitt romney, i would meet him in the street and let him tell me i'm one of the 47%. >> bill: yeah, i would like to see him live your life lee, and put up with what you have had to put up with, with very limited resources, and yet you are the very example of the kind of person that they target. by the way one final point, lee, on entitlements, the real entitlements are the tax breaks the tax loop holes, the tax privileges that these big corporations and the wealthiest of americans get in the tax code. we actually pay them. that's what it amounts to. we actually pay them to ship jobs overseas. we pay them to park their profits overseas. we actually pay the oil companies to do what they ought to be doing anyhow, which is exploring for new sou
cuts their taxes, which means they are going to raise taxes on everything else. >> caller: right. they call everything else entitlements. what entitlements? i have worked for over 30 years. i put into this thing. ain't nobody giving me anything. i'm on this -- i'm on disability -- i had nine depreciations in four months, i wish one of these guys mitt romney, i would meet him in the street and let him tell me i'm one of the 47%. >> bill: yeah, i would like to see him live your life...
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and so it is kind of a regressive tax in that way. we're talking about kind of leveling the playing field everywhere. >> bill: it seems one other advantage for the poor and the middle class which is that all of these programs that are cut because of the budget cuts at the state level, that will pump more money in. >> that's right ones lobbying for this. in a real intense way. the local budgets the state budgets who are saying we have big holes to fill and this is one way of doing it. >> bill: it will help keep medicaid -- >> some of the programs running. >> bill: i used to be against it. i buy so much online, hell, i don't want to pay the sales tax. it is only fair that it is a level playing field and that the small businesses and small bookstores whatever, not be -- >> have to let them compete in a fair way. >> bill: on the right side of this issue. we'll talk motor about this, too. igor, we've already run out of time. i can't believe it. so come back and see us next week. >> i will. thank you, guys. >> bill: thinkprogress.org. you c
and so it is kind of a regressive tax in that way. we're talking about kind of leveling the playing field everywhere. >> bill: it seems one other advantage for the poor and the middle class which is that all of these programs that are cut because of the budget cuts at the state level, that will pump more money in. >> that's right ones lobbying for this. in a real intense way. the local budgets the state budgets who are saying we have big holes to fill and this is one way of doing...
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a new tax cut for the rich. they demand the spending. and then they have to -- it comes time to pay the bills. raising the debt ceiling means we agree we're going to pay the bills that congress has already spent. right? we're going to pay for the stuff that congress has already bought. as a president i thought it was an excellent analogy yesterday. you don't go to a restaurant and order a fine meal and then say i'm going to start cutting back right now. i'm not going to pay for that meal. you already ate it, babe! right? >> that's right. how fiscally conservative for them to say we're not going to pay that. let's just clear up this false equivalency that i think it was the first or second question who made the point at the press conference yesterday well, you voted against the debt ceiling in 2006 so what's the deal? look this is -- 2010 -- 2011, after the 2010 election, the whole tea party wave was the first time that you saw republicans hold it hostage. and say unless you do what we want we're not raising the debt ceiling. democrats ha
a new tax cut for the rich. they demand the spending. and then they have to -- it comes time to pay the bills. raising the debt ceiling means we agree we're going to pay the bills that congress has already spent. right? we're going to pay for the stuff that congress has already bought. as a president i thought it was an excellent analogy yesterday. you don't go to a restaurant and order a fine meal and then say i'm going to start cutting back right now. i'm not going to pay for that meal. you...
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there are so many tax cheatsshoots out there? >> all right. >> t unfairly targeted. kate nassero, the irs, is it as big? 866-55-press. >> this is "the bill press show." >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> with a distinctly if you believe in state's rights but still believe in the drug war you must be high. >> only on current tv. [ music ] >> heard around the country and seen current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: eleven minutes inuntil the top of the hour, the irs getting into a little bit on the associated press and the department of justice as well. first, a story out of georgia, law enforcement authorities arrested a woman, charged her with identity theft after she allegedly used an elderly man's credit card. she had stolen the identity of more than 100 people opening up in facts their name. identity theft is everywhere. you have to be protected against it you recommend lifelock ultimate. the most comprehensive id theft protection out there. lifelock services can't protect yo
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on their taxes? >> absolutely. >> i am always surprised how many people do. >>> i almost allies do. >> so do we. >> sort of a progressive. not going to blame it on the sequester. >> sometimes you don't get all of the information you need? >> that's true. it's funny that you mentioned that people don't get all of the information they need. last year the irs got 115 calls from people who needed help figuring out how to, you know, get the child tax credit or expense or, you know write down their taxes with their mortgage that they paid of those 115 million, of all of the people that actually wanted to speak to an irs agent, only 68% got through. and only after waiting for 17 minutes on hold. imagine that now at the current funding legalvel. it will get worse if they have to cut several thousand agents. >> for now an hour or two hours on hold. when they get to you. so you are saying rye fmdz could be slow. processing the tax information will be a lot slower. >> absolutely. >> it's sort of a parallel to w
on their taxes? >> absolutely. >> i am always surprised how many people do. >>> i almost allies do. >> so do we. >> sort of a progressive. not going to blame it on the sequester. >> sometimes you don't get all of the information you need? >> that's true. it's funny that you mentioned that people don't get all of the information they need. last year the irs got 115 calls from people who needed help figuring out how to, you know, get the child tax...
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and the president didn't cave on getting rid of any tax reform to avoid the sequester. but i think the president knows that he has got the wind at his back right now. there was an election on these very issues the romney way or the obama way and president obama won. he knows it. i think he knows he is dealing from strength. i think he is going to hold out against these republicans and he is going to try to persuade them that they are going to have to accept new revenues. there is no way around it. the president will not accept anything less than an balanced approach of cuts and spending so, again, i think it is a good thing and in this case i think we can trust him to do the right thing. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more docume
and the president didn't cave on getting rid of any tax reform to avoid the sequester. but i think the president knows that he has got the wind at his back right now. there was an election on these very issues the romney way or the obama way and president obama won. he knows it. i think he knows he is dealing from strength. i think he is going to hold out against these republicans and he is going to try to persuade them that they are going to have to accept new revenues. there is no way around...
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it means the payroll tax will go back up, the payroll tax holiday is over, and it also -- i think it defines middle class americans as people making $400,000 a year. really? the average median income this country is $50,000 a year. so that a crap. the good parts of the deal, no cuts to social security, no touching medicare at all, unemployment insurance will continue and billionaires and millionaires will pay a higher tax rate. what does this say about the united states congress? what a colossal mess. what a huge embarrassment. the process is just broken. congress can't anything done. john boehner is a total loser. he has to be the most incompetent person that ever was speaker of the house of representatives. >> i don't understand how we accept these people that create such messes. i mean they created this. this is a pure creation of congress. >> bill: total. they came up with the sequester, this whole crazy idea now they cannot find their way out of it. they have actually said we want america to fail. if we don't get tax cuts for our millionaires and billionaires we'll let the econo
it means the payroll tax will go back up, the payroll tax holiday is over, and it also -- i think it defines middle class americans as people making $400,000 a year. really? the average median income this country is $50,000 a year. so that a crap. the good parts of the deal, no cuts to social security, no touching medicare at all, unemployment insurance will continue and billionaires and millionaires will pay a higher tax rate. what does this say about the united states congress? what a...
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among them are tax benefits, in the case of edie windsor. she had to pay $363,000 in estate taxes upon the death of her spouse because the law didn't recognize her marriage in new york. on top of that, if you're a federal employee and you're married to someone, you were not able to give benefits, health and pension benefits to your spouse. and that's going to be gone now. if you're in the military and you want to get your spouse on tricare, you couldn't do that because of doma. for immigration purposes, if you are someone who is in a relationship with a foreign national, someone from another country and you want to sponsor your spouse to stay permanently in the united states, before, you couldn't do that. you can do that now. it has a lot of practical impacts for married same-sex couples. >> bill: the reason i want to ask you that is a lot of people don't recognize -- as you point out, there are over 1,000 benefits that straight couples take advantage of and don't think about. they just take it for granted that all married couples would have
among them are tax benefits, in the case of edie windsor. she had to pay $363,000 in estate taxes upon the death of her spouse because the law didn't recognize her marriage in new york. on top of that, if you're a federal employee and you're married to someone, you were not able to give benefits, health and pension benefits to your spouse. and that's going to be gone now. if you're in the military and you want to get your spouse on tricare, you couldn't do that because of doma. for immigration...
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they're saying oh, you're raising taxes, because you're giving them a tax break. you're doing away with the tax breaks. they're calling that raising taxes. >> bill: i know. i know. they're just playing with words on that thing. and letting the oil companies off the hook is another way of giving the wealthiest people in this country another tax break. thanks, laura. joey out in chicago. >> caller: i'm going to say the republican party is a terrible organization. listen, their priorities are how can you be a patriot and a good citizen if you move your money overseas? how can you be an american patriot and care about american citizens when you move your factories overseas for profit? the rich have abandoned the citizens of this country. >> bill: that's what it's all about, joey, i appreciate it. poverty this country. worse than we thought. what should we be doing about it? >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >>
they're saying oh, you're raising taxes, because you're giving them a tax break. you're doing away with the tax breaks. they're calling that raising taxes. >> bill: i know. i know. they're just playing with words on that thing. and letting the oil companies off the hook is another way of giving the wealthiest people in this country another tax break. thanks, laura. joey out in chicago. >> caller: i'm going to say the republican party is a terrible organization. listen, their...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [ music ] broadcast across the nation o your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: president obama, back from mexico and costa rica on the catchus of the ohio state university yesterday saying, we need you to become graduates to become full-fledged active citizens in the causes you care about employ good message for all of us. good morning. what do you say? here we go on a monday may 6th, great to see you today. great to be with you today. coming you to live from our naiks's capitol here in washington, d.c., booming out to you live on your local progressive talk radio station coming to you live on sirius xm this hour only and coming to you live on current tv all the way across this great land of
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i would even make the hard drugs today legal and -- >> regulated and taxed. >> bill: regulated and tax it and bring it into the market system somehow and get away from all of this illegal traffic and illegal activity and so much attention, law enforcement officers on that busy. that could lead to the idea of smoking. i'm shocked, particularly when i see young people smoking. i want to say what the hell are you doing? you of all people, older person smoking all of their lives, they haven't been able to kick the habit, okay, right. going to die anyway soon. see young people. i see them on the streets here in washington, you know, walking by with a cigarette. >> every time i go back home to south carolina, i am stunned at how many people smoke just out in the open, young people, parents, middle-aged people, old people, it's stunning how it is such a way of life for some people. >> bill: back in 2007, only 12% of americans said that smoking should be illegal. today, 22%. one out of five americans. >> that's a big jump. short period of time. >> bill: big jump in a short period of time. is t
i would even make the hard drugs today legal and -- >> regulated and taxed. >> bill: regulated and tax it and bring it into the market system somehow and get away from all of this illegal traffic and illegal activity and so much attention, law enforcement officers on that busy. that could lead to the idea of smoking. i'm shocked, particularly when i see young people smoking. i want to say what the hell are you doing? you of all people, older person smoking all of their lives, they...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: good morning, it is the "stephanie miller show." as i was saying to david shuster, literally a breaking news situation changing by the moment. we'll get david back on the line to find out the latest, charlie pierce you have already talked to this morning. he is not in boston logan airport is closed -- >> right. he is in d.c., and supposed to be flying back to boston today, and can't get a flight. >> stephanie: right. and this is all going down a couple of blocks from -- >> from blog headquarters. >> stephanie: right. we await david shuster with all of the latest. wow. wow. a lot of activity. let's start with happened tz last night. >> about 10:30 last evening a robbery took place in cha
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they can participate in the legal economy and pay taxes. be full and open and public pickly contributing members of society and there is a faster pathway than that for dream act students. for those who have been here since they were children and have earned degrees or served in the armed forces. he was very excited about that. he really did not think he would see the day when we had four republicans strongly defending the bill who were working hard for it. i think senator rubio deserves some real credit for taking to the airways, for pressing forward. on conservative talk radio. what happened the last time, there was a comparably broad bill, it was killed. got pulled apart. chairman lee, he will hold hearings this friday and next monday about the bill in the judiciary committee. i have some areas where i would like to strengthen it. where i would like to see it. more progressive both in the due process rights area and in lgbt% community concern about family unification. but broadly i'm quite happy with the bill. i'm going to support it. >>
they can participate in the legal economy and pay taxes. be full and open and public pickly contributing members of society and there is a faster pathway than that for dream act students. for those who have been here since they were children and have earned degrees or served in the armed forces. he was very excited about that. he really did not think he would see the day when we had four republicans strongly defending the bill who were working hard for it. i think senator rubio deserves some...
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and pay for it by an increase in sales taxes consumption taxes that disproportionately hit the middle and working class. that's what mitt romney was promising, but they're doing it state by state which is why it is so important we elect democrats. >> bill: a lot of laws written by the american legislative exchange council they mimeograph them. e-mail them or something or hand them to state after state after state and they put in the hopper and they pass them and there you go. copycat like the stand-your-ground laws. >> the abortion ban in texas north dakota, the mandatory ultrasound walker and kasich signed. this is clearly concerted effort to do this state by state. and it's not good for women and it is not good for the middle class which is why we have to elect more democrat governors. >> bill: two races this year. how many next year? >> 36. it is a busy cycle. we viewed this in a two-year cycle. we think we have some great pickup opportunities in states like i said that the president won twice that elected republican governors in 2010 and voters have buyer's remorse. if you look at
and pay for it by an increase in sales taxes consumption taxes that disproportionately hit the middle and working class. that's what mitt romney was promising, but they're doing it state by state which is why it is so important we elect democrats. >> bill: a lot of laws written by the american legislative exchange council they mimeograph them. e-mail them or something or hand them to state after state after state and they put in the hopper and they pass them and there you go. copycat like...
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"carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: it's 33 minutes after the hour. this is the "full court press." it is tuesday june 18. great to see you today and we are coming to you from our nation's capital. and brought to you today by the american federation of teachers, the good men and women of the aft under president randi weingarten making a difference in the classrooms of america every day. you bet. we salute our teachers and the members of the aft and thank them for their support of the program. yes, indeed, lots going on. how do we keep up with everything in the news, you ask all the time? easy. thinkprogress.org. >> point at me, i spit it out. >> bill: igor volsky, the managing editor of think progress here as he is every tuesday morning with you. igor
"carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: it's 33 minutes after the hour. this is the...
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interestingly, in north dakota, i became state tax commissioner at age 26. when i left -- >> bill: you were not appointed. >> i filled a vacancy but then when i left that job kent conrad became state tax commissioner. >> bill: but he ran. elected office. >> that's right. when he left, heidi heitkamp became state tax commissioner of north dakota. all three of us made it to the united states senator from that perch as state tax commissioner in north north dakota. it is an elected position which is unusual. >> bill: if you want to become a united states senator from north dakota, how do you explain -- then you know how to get there. how do you explain the fact that heidi heitkamp won. she's a new democratic united states senator from north dakota and president obama lost the state by 22, 23 points? >> well, north dakotans are notorious ticket splitters. first time i won for the u.s. house of representatives was 1980. ronald reagan carried north dakota in a huge landslide. so people were on the republican side of the ticket voting for ronald reagan, came back ov
interestingly, in north dakota, i became state tax commissioner at age 26. when i left -- >> bill: you were not appointed. >> i filled a vacancy but then when i left that job kent conrad became state tax commissioner. >> bill: but he ran. elected office. >> that's right. when he left, heidi heitkamp became state tax commissioner of north dakota. all three of us made it to the united states senator from that perch as state tax commissioner in north north dakota. it is an...
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. >> bill: and he said, we are not tax cheats. >> we don't depend on tax gimmicks. we don't move intellectual property offshore and use it to sell our products back to the united states to avoid taxes. >> bill: and i guess it shows something -- something about the power of apple because one by one, senators just sort of backed down from their previous comments. the biggest fan however was kentucky's rand paul. >> frankly i'm offended by the tone and tenor of this hearing. i'm offend by a $4 trillion government bullying, berating and badgering one of america's greatest success stories. you know, tell me one of these politicians up here who doesn't minimize their taxes. tell me a chief financial officer that you would hire if he didn't try to minimize your taxes legally. >> bill: don't you love it? so rand paul is basically saying yeah, give them a prize for cheating on their taxes. the fact is they might have paid $6 billion last year but the senate report of that committee showed that they shielded $44 billion from u.s. taxes and they have $100 billion in tash overs
. >> bill: and he said, we are not tax cheats. >> we don't depend on tax gimmicks. we don't move intellectual property offshore and use it to sell our products back to the united states to avoid taxes. >> bill: and i guess it shows something -- something about the power of apple because one by one, senators just sort of backed down from their previous comments. the biggest fan however was kentucky's rand paul. >> frankly i'm offended by the tone and tenor of this...
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we don't want people who should be paying taxes not paying taxes, who should be paying taxes. i'm convinced that some of the organizations that have a 501c4 status are really very close to the line if not over the line. they may call themselves social welfare groups or whatever but they're really political organizations. but i guess the beef here is that if the i.r.s. is going to be investigating such people who are playing games maybe with the tax code, they should be investigating both the right wing and the left wing groups and not exclusively right wing groups, is that the rub here? >> absolutely. you do want -- most people should want their government to be investigating those groups because they're getting taxpayer money or at least not paying taxes into the tax pool. you hit on a very good point. a lot of these groups really do kind of cross that line or at least are accused of crossing that line between doing social advocacy and backing candidates or backing right or left wing policies. but you know, the whole thing is that it can't just be one side of the spectrum, ri
we don't want people who should be paying taxes not paying taxes, who should be paying taxes. i'm convinced that some of the organizations that have a 501c4 status are really very close to the line if not over the line. they may call themselves social welfare groups or whatever but they're really political organizations. but i guess the beef here is that if the i.r.s. is going to be investigating such people who are playing games maybe with the tax code, they should be investigating both the...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's lobsterfest our largest selection of lobster entrees like lobster lover's dream or new grilled lobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. visit redlobster.com now for an exclusive $10 coupon on two lobsterfest entrees. [clucking]. everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny. cause only he brings delicious cadbury crÈme eggs, while others may keep trying. nobunny knows easter better than cadbury! you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's
. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's lobsterfest our largest...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: you know what you say up in boston three things matter, court, politics, and revenge. now is the time for a little revenge. good morning, everybody, what do you say? monday, monday april 22nd good to see you today. welcome, welcome welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. it's a beautiful monday morning. little chilly in the air here in washington, d.c. otherwise a beautiful morning, itself good to see you today, hope you enjoyed the weekend and are ready to tackle the big stories of the day. things are kind of getting back to normal here in washington, d.c. we'll bring you up to date on the latest events up i
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most working in the united states millions not paying taxes. this bill will require them to pay taxes that will strengthen social security and medicare. it will strengthen our -- it will bring our deficits down overall. but also strengthen it will force those who quit cheating their competitors. we have low-wage employers who hire undocumenteds specifically for driving down the wages and driving down their working conditions. that's bad for u.s. workers and competitors and it hurts our economy. all of the things taken together will help our economy to do better and create all of the additional wealth. >> bill: there has been this fear though that having comprehensive immigration reform and allowing so many people to stay here, to come here, stay here who came here originally will take -- will hurt american workers and take jobs from american workers. >> right. we hear that argument every time we talk about immigration. the fact of the matter is those undocuments are already here. most of them are already working here. the question is what's the
most working in the united states millions not paying taxes. this bill will require them to pay taxes that will strengthen social security and medicare. it will strengthen our -- it will bring our deficits down overall. but also strengthen it will force those who quit cheating their competitors. we have low-wage employers who hire undocumenteds specifically for driving down the wages and driving down their working conditions. that's bad for u.s. workers and competitors and it hurts our economy....